NEW DELHI: Congress functionary Rahul Gandhi’s remarks that the operation against Maoists in which 22 CRPF personnel were killed was “incompetently executed” triggered a strong reaction from BJP with law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying the Congress member was prone to making irresponsible statements which should not be taken seriously.
Retired Jammu & Kashmir police chief Shesh Paul Vaid said, “Mr Gandhi, though I generally refrain from commenting on political matters, as someone who has led operations in Kashmir, I find your tweet disrespectful to CRPF. Casualties are unavoidable in operations of such nature against the elements supported by hostile neighbours.”